For each backyard and finances

The Stihl RMA 448 TC is a self-propelled cordless lawnmower with a 46cm-wide reduce designed for bigger lawns. Its twin battery slots permit you to carrying round a spare, supplying you with sufficient energy to chop even the biggest areas of grass with out having to traipse again to the storage.

Strong and nicely constructed, the Stihl RMA 448 TC has a single arm for pushing it. We thought that this could make the lawnmower uneven to push, however we’re blissful to say that we had been flawed. Pushed by an impartial motor, the Stihl RMA 448 TC strikes comfortably, with the deal with simply used for steering.

There’s a generously sized bin on the rear, which fills up with compacted grass to the purpose the place it’s actually heavy to empty. There’s an non-obligatory mulching equipment accessible, too. With glorious reducing efficiency, the Stihl RMA 448 TC is your best option for giant gardens.

Our one minor grievance is that the bundled battery charger takes the flawed aspect of 4 hours to cost – quicker chargers can be found if you wish to recycle batteries extra regularly.

Reviewer: Richard & Jackie Stevenson
Full Evaluation: Stihl RMA 448 TC

A fantastic finances lawnmower for smaller gardens

The Flymo Mighti-Mo 300 Li is among the smallest, lightest and most cost-effective cordless garden mowers that cash should buy. With a 30cm reducing width and 5 reducing heights, it is a compact mannequin aimed toward these with smaller gardens. In our expertise, we managed 125m² on a single battery cost.

When not in use, the deal with folds down for storage – though it’s a little bit of a ache to get it there – and it’s a must to loosen the orange wing-nuts fairly a technique to get it to fold. The controls can be acquainted to anybody with a Flymo, with two orange grab-levers. These are clearly from a corded lawnmower, since there’s nonetheless a clip for a twine: components re-use helps maintain the value down, so we will’t complain.

The supplied battery lasted for 21 minutes, though in that point we needed to empty the bin 10 occasions. This exhibits you that the Flymo Mighti-Mo 300 Li is an environment friendly collector and that the bin is a little bit small. To increase run-time you may purchase a second battery, though they’re costly at £106.99 plus £8.99. At these costs, you could as nicely put the additional money in the direction of a bigger mower that lasts longer.

There’s a scarcity of energy in lengthy grass, however this isn’t more likely to be a lot of an issue in most UK properties the place there’s only a small-ish garden to take care of. When you’re on a decent finances and don’t have a lot grass, the Flymo Mighti-Mo 300 Li is a superb finances selection.

Reviewer: Richard & Jackie Stevenson
Full Evaluation: Flymo Mighti-Mo 300 Li

An excellent compact cordless lawnmower

When you’ve bought a small backyard and don’t have a lot space for storing then the Stihl RMA 235 is a superb possibility because it’s designed for smaller lawns (as much as 300m2) and boasts the facility and efficiency of bigger Stihl garden mowers.

Regardless of its tough-feeling and sturdy physique, the RMA 235 is light-weight at simply 14kg. It additionally has a extra conventional design with a deal with connected on each side for simple navigation. 

Due to the foldable deal with and detachable grass-catcher field, storing the RMA 235 is straightforward even in smaller sheds and areas, and there’s a carry deal with on prime to make shifting the lawnmower round simpler. 

Naturally as a cordless mannequin, the RMA 235 runs on Stihl’s AK batteries which conveniently energy most of the firm’s different instruments. When you already personal different Stihl merchandise, such because the FSA 57 Grass Trimmer or BGA 57 leaf blower you then received’t must splurge on additional batteries. 

Even so, if that is your first Stihl buy you then don’t want to fret as there are quite a few bundles accessible with accompanying batteries and chargers to finest fit your wants. 

Stihl states that the perfect batteries for the RMA 235 are both the AK 20 and the AK 30, with the previous higher suited to smaller gardens below 200m2 and the latter designed for gardens below 300m2. Nevertheless, there are different choices for bigger batteries for those who discover this essential.

Providing a 33cm reducing width and fitted with a single blade, the RMA 235 has 5 marked reducing peak choices that vary from 25mm to 65mm. We examined all peak choices throughout quite a lot of grass lengths and located the one blade was in a position to reduce neatly with no clumps left behind. 

In contrast to different garden mowers, the RMA 235 doesn’t have a mulching possibility and as an alternative cuttings are collected and compacted into the massive 30-litre catcher.

Reviewer: David Ludlow
Full Evaluation: Stihl RMA 235

For bigger lawns, the large Husqvarna LC 347VLi is a superb selection. It has an enormous 47cm reducing width for making quick work of enormous areas. It ships with out batteries, however there’s an enormous selection accessible to swimsuit the world and use that you just’ll put the lawnmower to.

Construct high quality is excellent, with all the pieces of the very best high quality, feeling chunky and nicely made. It’s an enormous lawnmower, weighing 25kg with out a battery.

There are many battery choices. We opted for the BLi20 and QC330, which added £130 and £80 to the value respectively. The BLi20 offers round 20-minutes run-time at full-power and might be recharged in a swift half-hour. The Husqvarna LC 347VLi has space for storing for a second battery, too, so you are able to do a fast swap in the course of mowing.

There are 5 pace modes to select from (3km/h to 4.5km/h), with the Husqvarna LC 347VLi propelling itself for simple work. There are additionally six peak changes from 20mm to 75mm.

Slicing efficiency is great, though the 55-litre bag can get very heavy because of the compression of the grass cuttings. With the large quantity of energy and glorious efficiency, the Husqvarna LC 347VLi is about as massive a shopper lawnmower as you will get. Notice, although, it might get costly whenever you add within the batteries and chargers that you just want.

Reviewer: Richard & Jackie Stevenson
Full Evaluation: Husqvarna LC 347VLi

For the biggest lawns, the EGO LM2122E-SP may very well be the best selection. With its 52cm reduce width, it is a cordless lawnmower designed to make quick work of even the largest areas. That’s significantly true whenever you issue within the 1000m² of garden that the EGO LM2122E-SP can sort out on a single cost. Given the value, this lawnmower is one thing of a discount.

All of that energy is manifested within the dimension of this lawnmower: at 30kg, it’s fairly a beast. A part of that is all the way down to the sturdy construct high quality, which we will’t knock. Regardless of the scale, the deal with folds over flat, making it straightforward to retailer the garden mower in a shed or storage.

There are 11 pace settings for this self-propelled mower, though we discovered it onerous to get fairly the best stability: we discovered the EGO LM2122E-SP both a little bit sluggish for us or only a bit too quick to maintain up with.

Slicing efficiency was glorious, with a pleasant clear reduce and straight traces. It’s a disgrace there’s no “bag full” indicator, as it’s a must to maintain a watch out for grass being left behind earlier than you make a change.

Minor pace niggles apart, for those who want a giant and highly effective lawnmower for a big space, it’s onerous to seek out something that gives the identical glorious worth because the EGO LM2122E-SP.

Reviewer: Richard & Jackie Stevenson
Full Evaluation: EGO LM2122E-SP

The Stihl RMA 248 Cordless Garden Mower is a strong cordless lawnmower with an extended battery life, permitting you to maintain mowing for longer.

The RMA 248 is a four-wheeled lawnmower that may be folded down for storage with out utterly disassembling the mower. The grass field is massive and removable, able to holding 55L of grass. The field additionally has a pop-up flag that goes down to point when it’s time to empty the field.

There’s a chunky crimson jumper key that must be in place to start out the mower, which we discovered each straightforward to pocket however nonetheless onerous to lose in comparison with smaller keys.

There’s additionally an eco mode that mechanically engages and slows the blades when reducing shorter grass to protect energy.

The battery life is the spotlight right here with two AK batteries permitting the mower to chop as much as 500m² grass with a single cost. Whereas this exhibits unbelievable endurance, the mower does take some time to cost up once more as soon as the battery is empty. Stihl solely sells single battery chargers, with the AL101 taking 205 minutes to cost every AK30 battery and the AL301 doing the job in 60 minutes. Which means it’ll take you at the very least two hours to get again to full energy within the best-case situation.

That being mentioned, the mower has a 46cm reducing width, that means it doesn’t take many passes over an space to get it reduce. We discovered it in a position to sort out taller lawns and weeds, with the reducing peak in a position to be altered in seven steps from 25 to 75mm.

Nevertheless, lengthy or unkempt grass can bind the blade, in order that’s one thing to concentrate on.

The Stihl RMA 248 isn’t essentially the most nimble selection for smaller or extra intricately formed lawns, however if in case you have a big garden and are searching for a mower that gives lengthy endurance, a big grass field and a clear reduce, it is a nice selection.

Reviewer: Ian Evenden
Full Evaluation: Stihl RMA 248 Cordless Garden Mower